Press Releases

IAM recently published the 2019 edition of IAM Patent 1000, which ranks Han Kun among "The World's Leading Patent Firms" in "litigation" and "prosecution", and ranks three Han Kun partners, Wang Yan, Wu Lili and Luo Rui among "The World's Leading Patent Professionals". IAM undertook an exhaustive research project to identify outstanding firms and individuals across multiple jurisdictions ...

Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to the Joint Bookrunners on GSX Techedu Inc.'s U.S. initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GSX". GSX is a leading online K-12 large-class after-school tutoring service provider in China. The company also provides foreign language, professional and interest courses ...

On May 30, 2019, Asialaw Regional Awards 2019 was held in Hong Kong. Han Kun won the following three awards at the event: 1. China Firm of the Year 2. Client Service Award: China 3. Outstanding Practitioner: China - Charles Li The Asialaw Regional Awards is one of the most significant honors in the legal profession, recognizing outstanding regional law firms across Asia ...

On May 20, 2019, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced its 2019 ALB China IP Rankings. Han Kun's intellectual property practice ranked in both "Patents" and "Copyright/Trademark" for the third consecutive year, owing to our outstanding performance and client satisfaction in the field. ALB is an influential legal journal owned by Thomson Reuters whose rankings cover China, Japan, and most other Asian countries such as Singapore and South Korea ...

Benchmark Litigation, an internationally renowned legal rankings organization, recently released its 2019 edition of Benchmark Asia-Pacific, which recognizes outstanding dispute resolution law firms and individual lawyers. This year, Han Kun was ranked in two practice areas, and three Han Kun lawyers were recognized as "Dispute Resolution Stars" ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Sun Qiunan has joined the firm as a partner. Ms. Sun practises in dispute resolution and has extensive experience in representing clients in major and complex litigation cases. Before joining Han Kun, Ms. Sun worked at another distinguished law firm in Beijing, as a senior partner and a member of the firm's management. Prior to private practice, Ms ...

Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Yunji Inc. on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "YJ". Yunji Inc. is a leading membership-based social e-commerce platform in China ...

Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to So-Young International Inc. ("So-Young") on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on NASDAQ under the symbol "SY". So-Young is the most popular online destination for discovering, evaluating and reserving medical aesthetic services in China ...

Han Kun has been recognized as a "2019 Employer of Choice" in the ALB China Employer of Choice Rankings 2019. This is the seventh time for Han Kun to receive the honor. The 2019 Employer of Choice survey was launched in January and received more than 1,200 responses from employees of different law firms during the one-month survey period ...

ALB recently released its list of China's Top 15 TMT Lawyers. Han Kun Partner Ms. Yang Ying is included in this list. Ms. Yang Ying focuses her practice on private equity and venture capital financings, securities issuances and listings and mergers and acquisitions. Ms ...

The Center for Drug Evaluation under the National Medical Products Administration has recently accepted the investigational new drug application for a new death receptor 5 agonist antibody (JCT205) jointly developed by Transcenta Holding and U.S.-based InhibRx. JCT205 is intended for use as a monotherapy for treating various tumors, such as digestive tract tumors and mesothelioma. Previously, JCT205 was also entered into a Phase I clinical study in the United States in December 2018 ...

On April 18, 2019, the Asian Legal Business China Law Awards 2019 were held in Beijing. Alibaba's acquisition of full ownership of Ele.me, in which Han Kun acted as counsel to Ele.me, was awarded "M&A Deal of the Year - Premium". The ALB China Law Awards has reached its 16th year. Each year these awards are presented to recognize the excellence and outstanding achievements of China's leading law firms and in-house legal teams as well as the top deals and dealmakers over the past 12 months ...

Han Kun Law Offices has been recognized as a "Top 5 China Venture Capital & Private Equity Legal Advisor of the Year" in ChinaVenture's "2018 China Venture Capital & Private Equity Annual Rankings," which were announced at the awards ceremony held on April 17, 2019 ...

Recently, the world's leading legal ratings agency Chambers & Partners published its first edition of The Global Practice Guide on Investment Funds (2019) (the "Guide"). Han Kun partner Mr. Evan Zhang Ping was invited by Chambers & Partners to author its China law and practice chapter. Han Kun was the only PRC-headquartered law firm contributor to the China law and practice chapter of this Guide. Han Kun associates Ms. Dai Xining, Ms. Zhang Moxi, Ms. Shi Ce, Ms. Wang Xuanfei, Ms ...

Asialaw recently announced the shortlist for the Asialaw Regional Awards 2019. Han Kun has been shortlisted in the following three award categories: 1. China Firm of the Year 2. Technology and Telecommunications Firm of the Year 3. Aviation and Shipping Firm of the Year Asialaw Regional Awards 2019 celebrates national law firms across 25 jurisdictions, eight legal expertise categories and seven industry expertise categories ...

Han Kun has been shortlisted for the ALB China Law Awards 2019 in the following award categories: 1. China Law Firm of the Year 2. Beijing Law Firm of the Year 3. Deal Firm of the Year 4. Private Equity Law Firm of the Year - China 5. Anti-Trust & Competition Law Firm of the Year 6. Regulatory Compliance Law Firm of the Year 7. Healthcare Law Firm of the Year 8. Dealmaker of the Year - China: Charles LI 9. Equity Market Deal of the Year ■ iQIYI, Inc.'s U.S ...

Sweet & Maxwell, the Legal Division of Thomson Reuters has recently published its sixth edition of Arbitration World, Jurisdictional and Institutional Comparisons (2018). This book is written by leading experts in arbitration from different jurisdictions. Mr. Chen Xianglin, partner of Han Kun Law Offices is invited to contribute to the China Chapter. Others from Han Kun have also helped with the writing including its partner Li Xiaoming and associates Ms. Wang Yanyan and Ms. Sun Ying ...

On March 12, 2019, China Business Law Journal (CBLJ) announced the winners of the 2019 China Business Law Awards. Han Kun was honored as a "Firm of the Year" in the following five practice areas/industries: 1. Mergers & Acquisitions Firm of the Year 2. Private Equity & Venture Capital Firm of the Year 3. IT, Telecoms & E-commerce Firm of the Year 4. Aviation Firm of the Year 5 ...

Asian-Mena Counsel recently announced its "Deals of the Year 2018". Two Han Kun-advised deals were recognized as "Deals of the Year 2018": 1. iQiyi Nasdaq IPO 2. NIO New York IPO Asian-Mena Counsel is published by the In-House Community. The In-House Community is comprised of 20,000+ individual member in-house lawyers and those with a responsibility for legal and compliance issues in the Asia-mena region ...

Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to the joint bookrunners on Futu Holdings Limited's U.S. initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Global Market (NASDAQ: FHL). Futu Holdings Limited is a leading online securities brokerage platform ...

The Asian Lawyer recently announced the finalists for the Asia Legal Awards 2019. The Asian Lawyer, in association with The American Lawyer, China Law & Practice and Legal Week, has held the Asia Legal Awards annually since 2014, with the intent to recognize the region's landmark deals, best-performing law firms and standout partners ...

Chambers & Partners, the world's foremost legal media publisher, recently released its Chambers Global 2019 guide, as well as its global rankings of lawyers and law firms. Multiple Han Kun lawyers and practice areas have been ranked. Han Kun was also recognized as one of spotlight table Chinese firms for International & Cross Border Capabilities (PRC Firms) ...

China Business Law Journal recently announced its "Deals of the Year 2018". Six Han Kun-advised deals were recognized as "Deals of the Year 2018". They are: - Innovent Biologics' Hong Kong IPO KEY POINTS: Innovent Biologics is a China-based biopharmaceutical company, which develops and commercializes drugs. It was listed on the main board of the SEHK on 31 October 2018 and the net proceeds from the IPO amounted to about HK$3.156 billion (US$403 ...

On January 16, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, the world's renowned legal media publisher, released its 2019 rankings of PRC law firms. Han Kun has 13 practice areas and 39 lawyers recognized in the 2019 rankings, and the firm is ranked as a "Tier 1" firm in private equity/venture capital, investment funds, fintech and TMT ...

Han Kun Law Offices is delighted to announce that, effective January 1, 2019, Yi Ding, Shijia Li, Jiaxin Liu, Zaiguang Lu, and Kaiying Wu (names listed in alphabetical order) have been promoted to partner. Mr. Yi Ding's practice focuses on asset and structured finance matters where he regularly advises airlines, leasing companies, financial institutions and arrangers on a wide variety of asset financing and structured financing transactions ...